Obstacle Blaster

David Madison / Getty Images --- From the article By Courtney Subramanian appearing in the Times News Feed on October 5, 2011 --- Headline: High School Kicker Breaks NFL Record in Heart-Stopping Friday Night Lights Moment --- "Straight out of a scene from Friday Night Lights, with 27 seconds left on the clock, high school place-kicker Austin Pacheco nailed a 64-yard field goal to clinch a 27-24 victory over Bishop Manogue High School in Carson City, Nev. on a Saturday afternoon. Pacheco’s goal not only marked a dramatic win for Carson High School, but also was kicked from farther than any NFL kicker has hit from in a professional game, the Nevada Appeal reports."

Goals: Great for Sports, Lousy for Life – Part 2

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Forgiveness Q & A – How Many Times?

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Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Intro

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Brother Andrew (Photo courtesy www.opendoors.org.au)

How to Be an Obstacle Blaster

By Jim Aitkins On January 22, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"...this woman has, since 2007, been sitting atop the list of the elite among the elite in her sport for several years now."

It’s All Downhill From Here

By Jim Aitkins On January 16, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 8

By Jim Aitkins On January 8, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"Belief also causes some people to be branded as crazy." [Photo courtesy of Ramzi Hashisho and Stock Exchange Stock Photos at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/941938]

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 7

By Jim Aitkins On January 6, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"He led no armies into battle, he conquered no countries, and he enslaved no peoples... Nonetheless, he exerted a degree of power the magnitude of which no warrior ever dreamed. His name still commands a respect as sweeping in scope and as world-wide as that of any other mortal - a devotion rooted deep in human gratitude and untainted by the bias that is often associated with race, color, politics, and religion." --- from a eulogy by Arthur Palmer's, longtime friend of Thomas Edison and one of Edison's employees, after Edison's death in 1931.

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 6

By Jim Aitkins On January 3, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

What is the engine that takes the locomotive of meaningful accomplishment down the tracks in a powerful way?

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 5

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There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On July 9, 2013 · 1 Comment · In MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Possum and The Big Why

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The work of artist/illustrator Chris Dien at www.chrisdien.com

The Dragonslayer

By Jim Aitkins On January 30, 2012 · 2 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Case Against Goals – #4

By Jim Aitkins On November 21, 2011 · 2 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

Forgiveness Q & A – If This Person Could, Then You Can – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On November 7, 2011 · 3 Comments · In FORGIVENESS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Goals: Great for Sports, Lousy for Life – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On March 5, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

What the National Media Said About the Seahawks Super Bowl Win

Boom! | Sports Illustrated, MMBQ

"Think of what an incredible defensive performance this was. In the 94-year history of the NFL, Denver’s 606 points this season were the most ever. But on a night when weather was borderline balmy for New Jersey in February, the conditions were no excuse. And all Manning could do was manage some garbage yards late when half of America had turned the game off." - Peter King

Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On February 27, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On February 19, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

Were the Broncos prepared for the pressure of the NFL's best defense?

Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On February 12, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Tim’s TV

By Jim Aitkins On January 27, 2014 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Start With Heart

By Jim Aitkins On January 15, 2014 · Add Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

There’s No Such Thing as Balance – Part 4

By Jim Aitkins On December 2, 2013 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On July 26, 2013 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Seems like at least some part of life is either out of place or out of balance

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On July 11, 2013 · 2 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Gossip can be like a virus. It reveals poor character, causes pain and leads to damaged and destroyed relationships.
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Pictured here is one of my favorite works by Norman Rockwell. Rockwell’s iconic paintings were featured on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post; a staggering 322 covers over a period of 47 years.
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“How would your life be different if… you walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day… you speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Integrity Appears Out of the Unseen – Gossip Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On May 2, 2013 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Other than the person being gossiped about, is anyone else harmed?

Integrity Appears Out of the Unseen – Gossip Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On April 24, 2013 · 2 Comments · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

When a Barrier Is Not an Obstacle – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On March 30, 2013 · 4 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

When a Barrier Is Not an Obstacle – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On March 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

When a Barrier Is Not an Obstacle – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On March 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

“… you are rising above the circumstances and putting yourself in a position of being able to see the bigger picture of life, you will see new and better opportunities that miserable people don’t see, and you will attract the kind of quality relationships with quality people you might never have imagined.”

Moving Up Versus Moving On

By Jim Aitkins On March 15, 2013 · 2 Comments · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

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